House of Balliol

The Balliol Clan were a Scottish clan that hailed from northern Scotland, and were the most powerful. They had bases in Lanarkshire and its surrounding areas, and John Balliol was the first to claim the throne of Scotland following Alexander III of Scotland's death in 1292. In 1332, Edward Balliol aided the Kingdom of England, defeating the rebel Bruces at the Battle of Dupplin Moor. They rivaled the Bruces, Mornays, Lochlans, Craigs, and Comyns for power and were allied with the Wallaces and MacGregors.